crackle

adjective

  1. 1

    having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware

    a crackle glaze

noun

  1. 1

    glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface

  2. 2

    the sharp sound of snapping noises

verb

  1. 1

    to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks

    The blazing sun crackled the desert sand

  2. 2

    make a crushing noise

    his shoes were crunching on the gravel

  3. 3

    make a crackling sound

    My Rice Krispies crackled in the bowl

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